Approach

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Articles in March-April 2004 issue of Approach

• I've lost my RIO: though this flight was my first without a qualified radar-intercept officer in the back seat, I had flown with a number of aviators who had very little Tomcat experience
  by Geoff Vickers
• Culture workshops
  by Dave Quessenberry
• Survival at sea: a 15-minute flight becomes an incredible survival story: are you prepared for a seven-hour swim in 59-degree water?
  by Ronald Beermunder
• Continual Improvement
• No-brainer
  by Russell Girty
• Mishap-free milestones
• Command safety climate assessment: survey process
  by Robert Figlock
• The Columbia mishap: an interview with RDML Steve Turcotte: RDML Turcotte commanded the Naval Safety Center until August 2003. He was a member of the NASA Columbia Accident Investigation Board, and currently is Commander, Naval Region Mid-Atlantic
  by George Platz
• One day at a CVX planning conference …
  by Ward Carroll
• Calm before the storm
  by Vince Johnson
• A close call at 300 feet
  by Kevin Smith
• What did paddles say?
  by Thomas A. Jones
• Can you hear me now? The importance of reporting radio-communication problems
  by Valerie Bjorn
• Bravo zulu